Forgot to add: I have a very nice looking SA AG that is simply too heavy for my taste; if my brother doesn't want it -- he has right of refusal -- it will be available for sale.
On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 1:18 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > Phil: sorry to hear about the knee -- I gather from what you say that you > have been an inveterate fixed gear rider. My knees are to this point fine, > though I have to be careful about pushing them too long and hard and often > over long inclines, but as most of my riding is short distance -- say 11 > miles out and back -- this hasn't been a problem. My main reason for > thinking of gears and freewheeling is simply energy: I no longer always > feel compelled to exert the energy required even to push a 70" gear several > miles uphill against a headwind with a load -- something much of my riding > requires. And I must admit that there is something to be said for flying > downhill in a tuck without having to flail my feet. > > I have heard good and bad things about the S3X, but I've decided that if I > do go with multiple gears it will be with the addition of a freewheel; the > coaster brake addition will be simply to avoid having to re-rig the rear > calipers on whatever bike or bikes I so convert -- my goal is one or two > additional, coastie/gearie rear wheels that I can, almost, just slap on and > ride. The S2C interests me but the gear difference is only 38%, meaning > that a 70" high would leave me with only a 50" low. > > We'll see. It may come to converting the Joe-built, gofast fixie, that > doesn't get ridden much, into a dedicated geared bike -- the '03 Curt will > stay as my main, load/light equipped fixed runaround. > > > On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Phil Bickford <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Patrick, >> >> It's a switch to hear you talking about gearing, although I've noticed >> over the last few years snippets of discussions of Sam Hilbornes and >> the Fargo, etc. >> >> I've had a more deliberate change in my use of fixed and single >> riding. Osteoarthritis discovered in my right knee not so long ago >> keeps me from standing and walking very far, standing in the pedals or >> pushing to hard on the flats. It's a MAJOR bummer. I spent twenty >> years working on the floor building sails so it's not exactly a >> surprise. >> >> Anyhow since my round town errand bike was a flip flop fixed coasting >> number I swapped over to 1x8. But I've been thinking about how all I >> use are 2 or 3 gears, and I would like to try fixed occasionally. >> >> So what about the fixed 2x and 3x hubs from Sturmey and Sachs? One of >> the attractions for me is the hub can accommodate a thread-on >> freewheel thereby giving you an option to a coastee. But I think that >> puts the cabosh on a coaster brake yah? >> >> Anyone have experience with these hubs? I was hoping to score a cheap >> rear facing rear drop-out bike >> >> Phil B >> >> -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
